01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC016848
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 5
- Postcode
- KA7 1UB
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Alcohol Counselling Recovery Service in East & South Ayrshire. Counsellors trained to professional standards provide free, confidential one to one counselling to individuals concerned about their own or a loved one's drinking whether they wish to abstain or reduce to less harmful levels. Daytime & evening appointments are available in accessible venues.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To establish, co-ordinate, service and help to sustain a comprehensive and co-ordinated community service designed to meet the special needs of those affected by alcohol-related and ancillary problems, and to promote the development of facilities as required, as an integral part of such service. To increase public knowledge of the levels of alcohol abuse, its damaging effects on the individual, the family, society and the economy and to initiate and support action to combat the problem. To promote services and facilities, information, education, training and research in regard to the prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of alcohol-related and ancillary problems but so that the Company shall not be bound to advocate or specify any particular method of treatment.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £226,877 | £206,118 | 5 | 4 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £260,682 | £246,066 | 5 | 31 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £233,545 | £246,584 | 5 | 22 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | £251,834 | £267,683 | 5 | 15 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £192,506 | £184,646 | 5 | 9 December 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- 24 Fullarton Street, Ayr
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.acaayr.org
- Parent charity
- Alcohol Focus Scotland · SC009538
No direct external links on this profile. The official OSCR record and source documentation are available through BritDB’s dedicated source page.
05 Provenance
Source for this profile
© Crown Copyright and database right 2026. Contains information from the Scottish Charity Register supplied by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. BritDB is an independent service and does not claim to be the Scottish Charity Register.